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Okinawa marks 52nd anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 52nd anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
‘Year of the Dragon’ begins in Okinawan … [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE]
Legend has it that Buddha asked all animals to meet him on the Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one, and an...Read More
Pro-Baseball Spring Training 2024 [Family Sports]
Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture in Japan, and that means it’s the warmest place in the country in the wintertime. Because of that, ma...Read More
Number of visitors rises to new record [News]
According to recently published statistics from the Okinawa Prefectural Tourism Policy Division, The number of tourists visiting Okinawa during the fist half of this fiscal year ro...
¥20-million embezzlement found at business association [News]
Kenichi Toyama, the chairman of the Association of Okinawa Prefectural Chambers of Commerce and Industry, held a press conference Oct. 22nd at the Chatan Town Commerce and Industry...
2015.10.25
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) needs new name [Military]
By Bill Distler At a workshop on preventing veteran suicide I found myself extremely uncomfortable with the idea behind PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). But I’m gratefu...
2015.10.25
Renewed Golden Kings off to good start for 2015-2016 season [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
By Jun Ikemura The renewed squad of the Ryukyu Golden Kings played its first game of the TKbj-League 2015-2016 season Oct. 2nd. The team faced the first two opponents on the road, ...
Art university professor gets boot for sexual harassment [News]
The Okinawa Prefectural Personnel Division announced the termination of a male professor at the Okinawa Prefecture College of Performing Arts, effective Oct. 13th. The man, who’s i...
Okinawan youth selected for national U16 basketball team [Sports]
16-year-old Reo Shimajiri from Okinawa was selected to the national basketball team representing Japan in the 2015 FIBA Asia U16 Championships scheduled for Oct. 29 through Nov. 7t...
Ishigaki to get first 18-hole champion-grade golf course [Business]
A unit of the Unimat Group, Unimat Precious Co., Ltd. that specializes in managing golf courses in the country, announced at a press conference in Ishigaki City a plan to construct...
2015.10.22
Okinawa Sangyo Matsuri showcases the best Okinawa produces [Business]
There’s not a better place to see what Okinawa makes, grows or processes than the three-day annual industry and business fair called Okinawa Sangyo Matsuri at Onoyama Park in Naha ...
Residents sue governor over Henoko revocation [News]
A group of Ginowan residents filed Tuesday a lawsuit with the Naha District Court against Governor Takashi Onaga, seeking to revoke the governor’s decision to revoke the landfill p...
Domestic airlines serving Okinawa increase passengers [Business]
Five major domestic airline companies, JAL, ANA, JTA, RAC, and Skymark that fly routes to and from Okinawa, and within the prefecture, announced their customer numbers for a period...
Awamori distillers attract with specialties at industry fair [Business]
Many local awamori distillers are bringing limited-production merchandise for sale at the Okinawa Industrial Fair this weekend. For example, Kumejima’s Kumesen Co., Ltd will offer ...
Okinawan schoolboy to race at kart world championship team [Sports]
15-year-old Hibiki Taira, a student at Ageda Junior High School, was selected as one of the two members of the Japanese national junior class team for the kart racing world champio...
Okinawa City employee nabbed for DUI after crash [News]
Okinawa City Police arrested a 40-year-old male temporary employee of Okinawa City Government Saturday, on suspicion of driving under the influence. According to police, the man wh...
2015.10.19
Golden Kings deliver wins in season’s first two home games [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
To the delight of their fans, the Ryukyu Golden Kings delivered a pair of wins in their first home games of the regular season 2015-16. The Saturday score against Bambitious Nara w...
USJ executive: No change in Okinawa plan [Business]
The recent buyout of the management company of the Universal Studios Japan cast in some Okinawan tourist business circles doubts about the future of the USJ plan to construct a new...
Local makers introduce “Kariyushi” shirts for suits [Business]
Okinawa Prefectural Clothing and Needlework Industry Association has started to sell Kariyushi dress shirts intended for use with a suit and tie. According to an association press ...
History of karate published in manga format [Sports]
An English translation of a book titled ‘The 7 samurai of Okinawa Karate’ was published in September. The book is about the history of Okinawan karate, and the story of seven legen...
2015.10.17
Joint Store sells coolest T-shirts, and creates tattoos to match [Business]
Located in a building with the first floor painted almost entirely black near Jimmy’s grocery store on Highway 58 in Oyama, Ginowan City, a clothing store called ‘JOINT’ is catchin...
2015.10.17
Guantanamo and Henoko, new perspectives to old issues [Politics]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez According to the 0ct. 2 NNN Prensa Latina, and posted by Anthony Brenner on The Cuban Handshake blog, ” Guantanamo will host a meeting of the World Cou...
Two small children drown in murder-suicide attempt [News]
Two young children drowned in what police investigators believe was a murder-suicide attempt by their mother, in Uza, Yomitan, on Friday. Nirai Fire Station received an emergency p...
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